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...common cardiac malformation they face. Understanding the role of heart in the human physiology helps us better understand the unique circumstances that Down...with appropriate treatment and lifestyle changes, individuals can lead a normal and healthy life. Prevention and Treatment for Heart Disease in Down Syndrome...

...companies recently announced that sequencing the human genome–each person's individual DNA blueprint–would...effort to sequence 600 pediatric cancers and the normal DNA of the children who have them. St. Jude Chief..."We want to understand: What mutations cause a normal cell to turn into cancer?" In the other study involved...

...ask about your medical condition. Or they want to know if you'll need "special accommodations" before they've even made an offer. The questions feel normal, asked in friendly tones by interviewers who genuinely don't know they're crossing a line. But they're illegal under the Americans with Disabilities...

...compliance deadline for state and local government web accessibility under the ADA. The rule's contents haven't been made public, and it bypasses the normal public comment process, unprecedented for an accessibility regulation. The deadline applies to governments with populations of 50,000 or more. Starting...

...at discharge. Some failures present acutely within hours. Others develop gradually over days or weeks, with subtle behavioral shifts that blur into normal childhood variation until they don't. Here's what you're watching for, and when it's time to act. Acute Shunt Failure: Hours Matter. Acute failure...

...without warning and doesn't correlate with how much your child has done. A child without MS who runs around at recess gets tired afterward. That's normal. A child with MS can feel utterly drained after sitting still and taking notes for 20 minutes. The effort of concentrating, filtering stimuli, and...

...one-page medical document that tells school staff exactly what to do when your child has a seizure. It describes what the seizure looks like, what's normal for your child, when to administer rescue medication, and when to call 911. It's individual, not generic. The first seizure at school is often the...

...disabilities requiring long-term support. The survivorship phase is not a return to normal. It's a transition to a different kind of medical and developmental management,...developing organs, radiation alters growing tissue, surgery removes or disrupts normal anatomy. The younger your child was at treatment, the more vulnerable their...

...practicing scenarios at home, and doing the follow-up work that early friendships require. Start With What Your Child Talks About, Not What Would Make Them "Normal". The fastest way to derail a friendship attempt is to push your child toward activities you think will help them fit in. A child who loves trains...

...under-responds, called hyposensitivity. Sometimes both happen in the same child, with different senses. A hypersensitive child might cover their ears at normal conversation volume, gag at the texture of yogurt, or scream when you brush their hair. A hyposensitive child might not notice when they're hurt, seek...

...variably, but it still develops in most cases. The timing varies. Some children show early signs of left ventricular dysfunction by age 10. Others maintain normal heart function into their late teens. Steroids slow skeletal muscle decline and appear...

...of one more crisis makes you want to disappear, you're not experiencing normal stress. You're experiencing burnout. And recovery requires a different approach...different approach than prevention ever did. Recognizing Clinical Burnout vs. Normal Stress. Stress is situational. It spikes during an IEP meeting, a medical...